Germany: Malfatti (cottage cheese dumplings with spinach and parmesan)

• 250g low fat cottage cheese
• 200g spinach
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 small onion
• 50g white bread
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 30g parmesan
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon fine semolina
• 15g butter
• A little lemon
• 0 pepper

Step 1
Melt the butter in the pan and add the washed and dried spinach.

Step 2
Once cooked, chop coarsely and put in a bowl with the cottage cheese.

Step 3
Grate the parmesan and set aside.

Step 4
Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and knead together.

Step 5
Form balls about the size of a ping pong ball and poach them in salted water.

Step 6
Remove, and sprinkle them with the grated parmesan.

Step 7
If you have a spare 10 pence you could also dribble a few drops of melted brown butter over the finished dumplings.